The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-02-24
Searsport Locals.

Colds have been very common here of late.
James Sargent left Monday by boat for Merkee,
Texas.
The livery stables did a good business Monday
evening.
Mrs Mary Perkins will open private school in
the Union school house next Monday.
Charles Sullivan having secured position in
Boston the horse cars left Monday.
DO not forget the supper entertainment and
sociable at Union Hall, Thursday evening" Feb. "A.
Mrs Charles Mcclure left for New York Monday
to join her husband on board ship Tille +. Star
buck.
Any one finding large bunch of keys will find
the owner by leaving them at the American EN-
press office.
ESamuel Curtis, who brought in ship Henry S.
sanford, has received from the owners handsome
cash present.
ERemember the supper and entertainment given
by the Methodist society at Union hall this Thurs
day evening.
Rev. c. l.. Haskell, (weather permitting) will
lecture at the Porter school house Saturday even
ing, Feb. 26th
The pastor of the NJ Il. church will lecture next
sunday evening the history and character of
Free Masonry
Numbers of our citizens taking advantage of
low rates and instring In the Maine Benefit
and Proyident Aid
Owing to the very severe storm last Friday the
masquerade skate and dance postponed until
Monday of next week.
The programme given at the &. A. r. entertain
A
large company was present
Charles IL. Monroe received by katahdin sunday
a very large safe from the we'll known manufac
tory of Mosler, Bahinan \ Co., Cincinnati.
The first intimation our citizens had of the loss
of Capt. Alanson Fords ship was read by them in
our local column Score one Tor the journal.
Amos ii. Ellis, Who has had Il very severe and
dangerous attack OF what came near being stran-
gulatcd hernia is, glad to say, somewhat
better
j. II. Lane has about hundred tons of coal
hand and have fear of coal famine
here. His prices are Just the they were in
the summer.
The J. o. j. clubs ride and dance at Stockton
was success. The boys pronounce it one Of the
most enjoyable occasions of the winter Twenty
five couples participated.
The members of the 10Th Maine Regiment in this
vicinity will be sorry to learn of the accident to
Chaplain Bowker, who slipped and fell on the ice
receiving severe injuries.
Miss Addie Gilkey has been very sick at Lowell
Mass, with species of cholera which has been
prevalent in that city. Letters received recently
say she is somewhat better
Sch William Butnam which has been hauled up
for the winter at the harbor, has been brought
around and will proceed to Rockland where she
will load lime for New York.
Capt. Isaac F. Gilkey arrived by train Monday
evening from IIavrc, and left "Wednesday morning
with his wife for san Francisco, where lie will
take command of snip Continental.
The bark Abbe Carver, Capt Benz. Ten,lleton,
of >earsport from Hong Kong for New York, and
before reported overdue, has not been heard from
She is making very long passage.
There has been quite boom in land in the vicin-
iy of Santa Clara, Cal, where Messrs. Blake, Ross
and Grant bought their 100 acres We are pleased
To note that friends located in the right place
See notice of this region in ''Our Home Folks in
the South and West on the first page. Ed Jour
nal.
III luck has happened to several of our ship cap
t'ns lately. In addition to the news received last
week OF the loss of ship kennebec, Capt. Alanson
Ford, the papers say that the ship X. Z. Buck Capt
Jessie Carver had also been shore near san Pedro
and was leaking badly, also that ship Frank Pen
dleton, Capt +. p Nichols stranded near Mel
bourne but was loated and safe in the harbor with
out apparent injury.
Our authorities have at last taken the matter in
hand to stop the Illegal and who'll, Ia
OF CLAIMS on our shores, and fish wariens Whit
comb and sullivan arrested two of the iggers last
Wednesday. After paving a fine and costs they
were let of upon their promising not to visit our
shores again. This is step in the right direction
and we hope officers will follow the matter IN
until the last foreign digger is driven fro,a our
shores.
Willie Curtis of Frankfort no has been visiting
his aunt, Mrs. Peeg b. Nichols, came near his
death while sliding the hin near the sail loft
Monday. His sled becoming unm:na ge.be silicd
carrying him toward the end of the wharf His
paymates all shouted for him let go of the sled
but he was unable to do so and went OF the end of
the wharf, a drop Of ten on twelve feet The tide
out and he struck in the flats mud and though
somewhat bruised the other boys succeeded in get
ting him up all right. Nearly forty years ago Il lad
by the name of Mellus Sliding near the same place
went off on thin ice and breaking through was
drowned before his companion could reach him.